| Get Closer | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Seals and Crofts |
| Cover: | Get Closer.png |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | May 1976 |
| Genre: | Soft rock |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | Louie Shelton[1] |
| Prev Title: | I'll Play for You |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Sudan Village |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
Get Closer is Seals and Crofts's eighth studio album.[2] The title cut made the top 10 on 2 charts in early 1976, reaching #6 in Pop, and #2 in Adult Contemporary. It would be their final top 10 pop hit.[3] [4] "Goodbye Old Buddies" reached #10 on the US AC chart as well and #8 on the Canadian AC chart.[5]
The song "Get Closer" features the vocals of Carolyn Willis, who had been in the group Honey Cone. "Sweet Green Fields" was sampled in the 1997 song "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" by Busta Rhymes. It was also sampled in 2002 by Syleena Johnson on "Tonight I'm Gonna Let Go" which was based on "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See".
Side One
Side Two
| Chart (1976) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 67 | |
| Canada[7] | 25 | |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 37 |